Pinterest Party

One day Meghan and I were talking about how much we love Pinterest (something I find myself saying quite often).  She told me that one of her friends throws a Pinterest Party each year – she invites a couple of girls to her house and each one brings a Pinterest craft idea and the supplies to make the craft.  They leave the party with their completed Pinterest projects.  After hearing about this I had two thoughts: 1. our idea of parties has certainly changed over the years and 2. I NEED to do this.

We decided to try it when we were all home over Christmas.  Each of us (Meghan, Mom, and me)  brought one idea and the supplies. Most were successful (mine…not so much).

Here are our Pinterest crafts (the good, the great, and mine...)

Ready to craft...

Meghan's Pinterest Craft

Inspiration:

Pinterest

Our version:

Supplies needed: clothespins, hanger, spray paint, craft beads, ribbon, hot glue gun

Step 1: Line the clothespins up for spray paint.

Step 2: Spray paint.

Step 3: After allowing time to dry, take a hanger and form it into a circle. Slide a clothespin on the hanger and then a bead.  Repeat until you have about 1-inch of space left on the hanger.

Step 4: Wrap a ribbon around the extra 1-inch of space.  Leave enough ribbon so that you have a hook to hang the wreath.  Use a hot glue gun to seal the ribbon and attach a ribbon bow to the front of the wreath.

This was such an easy craft and can be used for anything - birth announcements, save the dates,  holiday cards, etc.

Mom's Pinterest Craft

Inspiration:

Pinterest

Our version:

Supplies needed: binder clips, scrap paper, embellishments, double-sided tape

I didn't take pictures of the process for this craft because it was very simple. You basically just use scrap paper and embellishments to decorate your binder clip.  We used double-sided tape and zots as adhesive.  

The great thing about this craft is that you don't need a lot of supplies.  These can be used to display pictures, children's artwork, recipes, etc.   

Casey's Pinterest Craft

Inspiration:

The Lettered Cottage

Our version:

Supplies: Glass jar, thickers, and spray paint (white and gloss)
The key is to pick a jar without any writing on it.  You can use an old pickle jar, peanut jar...really, anything you want. We bought our jars at Michael's.

Step 1: Choose your words and place thickers on the jar.

Pre-spray paint.

Unfortunately, I was too covered in spray paint to take any more pictures. Basically, you spray paint the entire jar.  The idea is that you remove the letters and then your words will be clear on the jar.  

I love the idea of this craft, but sadly, it didn't turn out exactly as expected.  I think that our mistake was that we sprayed three coats of paint onto the jar and it was too thick.  The paint started dripping and made it so the letters were not clear.  Next time, only two coats of even spray paint and one coat of gloss.

This is what you do when your craft doesn't turn out - break out the Corona's and wine and relax on the front porch.

It was such a fun day with my family.  We were able to leave with two completed crafts and lots of fun memories.  Another idea is to have a Pinterest dinner party or Pinterest cocktail party - everyone bring something new with the recipe to share.  The possibilities are endless!  

Ahhh, don't you just love Pinterest:)